@article{ref1,
title="Paternal antisociality and growth in child delinquent behaviors: moderating effects of child sex and respiratory sinus arrhythmia",
journal="Developmental psychobiology",
year="2020",
author="Julia Yan, Jia and Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah J. and Beauchaine, Theodore P.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Children of fathers with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are at risk for developing delinquency, and both biological and environmental mechanisms contribute. In this study, we test parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) function as a  vulnerability/sensitivity attribute in predicting intergenerational associations  between fathers' antisociality and children's delinquency scores. We followed 207  children (ages 8-12 years at intake; 139 boys) across three annual assessments. Fathers' antisociality was measured via maternal reports on the Family Interview for  Genetic Studies (FIGS). At Year 1, children's resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia  (RSA) was measured. At Years 1, 2, and 3, child delinquent behaviors were assessed  using the delinquency subscale of the Youth Self-Report. At age 8, boys' delinquency  scores were associated weakly with paternal antisocial behaviors. However, boys'  delinquency scores increased steeply thereafter specifically for those who had  fathers with higher antisocial symptoms. In addition, associations between  delinquency and paternal antisociality were largest for boys with higher resting  RSA. For girls, growth in delinquency was unrelated to both father antisociality and  resting RSA. These findings (a) suggest moderating effects of children's age, sex,  and PNS function on associations between father antisocial behavior and offspring  delinquency; and (b) provide insights into differential vulnerability among children  of fathers with ASPD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-1630",
doi="10.1002/dev.22083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.22083"
}